The deafening silence by the Minstry of International Affairs and Cooperation on
the onslaught meted against COSATU Leaders and officials and other foreign nationals,who visited Swaziland to support worker's call for freedom of association and human rights for all is worrisome.Our counteparts in Swaziland will not get a wink of sleep until all these outrageous,repressive and outdated system of reducing the citizens as subjects is eroded. Many have always regarded Swaziland as a sacred area that was annoited by God for it's respect for culture and natural beauty but also there has been a veil of secret on it's system of subjecting the citizens to sub-human treatment at the expense of the royal family eating richly,living large and spending handsomely abroad. Many of the students who study in South Africa's elite institution such as WITS,UJ and University of Westville have always wanted to keep secret their nationality because in most instances, they are uncomfortable to discuss their plight in their country. Many we know, are coming to study through the King's approved scholarships,that their parents and/or guardians are subjected to work for the king's fields to cement the continuation of the offer.Many live far above some of their peers in Swaziland because of the connections with the royal family and many continue to suffer from HIV/AIDS infection,poverty,total reliance from donor's food aid and unemployment. Time has arrived for all SADC countries to disapprove the negation of freedom of association for Trade Unions in Swaziland and discontinue to illtreat activists through the usage of the so-called sipakatane, a barbaric method of beating victims with nails embedded on rods. A time for dialogue must be accelerated.If Swaziland is at war with it's inhabitants,the challenge of forced migration to other countries such as South Africa,Lesotho and other parts will continue unabated. We call upon all Swaziland in the Diaspora to come forward for Action! Issued by: Norman Mampane National Spokesperson Tel: 0112424600/4615 Cell: 0720737959 Fax: 0866253054 Email: [email protected] 01 Marie Road Auckland Park 2006 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
